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Minister of National Defence for Air (Canada)

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Minister of National Defence for Air (Canada) was the minister responsible for the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. post created by the 1940 War Measures Act. The act specifically amended the National Defence Act of 1923.

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The post was merged into the current post of the Minister of National Defence (Canada) in 1946.

List of ministers

  • Charles Gavan Power 1940–1945
  • Colin William George Gibson 1945–1946
  • Angus Lewis Macdonald 1944–1945 acting
  • Colin William George Gibson 1945 acting
  • Colin William George Gibson 1945–1946

    • Ministers with Military Experience

    Both Gibson and Macdonald served in the army during World War I.

    References

    Minister of National Defence for Air (Canada) Wikipedia
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